Plastic straws are bad for the environment causing marine debris. There's even a YouTube video showing a sea turtle with a straw up the nostril. Not only straws are non-biodegradable, but they also cause damage to the ecosystem. Americans use about 500 million straws per day. So, it makes sense to make Florida a plastic-free zone state.

Fort Lauderdale and Coral Gables are becoming anti-straw cities and prohibiting the use of straws, sale or distribution by vendors, in city facilities, and events. Coral Gables is banning the use of straws at parks, city vendors, and permitted events.

Miami Beach has also expanded its ban for plastic straws, and some people are already using the hashtags #StrawsSuck and #Stopsucking that challenge people to stop using straws. The movement wants to raise awareness about the detrimental effect of straw use and it encourages people to have a strawless ocean.

However, many people with disabilities disagree with the ban of straws as these help them to drink better. But, vendors are trying to implement alternatives as paper straws.

The anti straw movement began with a 9-year-old boy named Milo Cress and his campaign to raise awareness about plastic waste, called 'Be Straw Free'. About, 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic have been produced globally since the 1950s. Since then, many cities have joined the movement to eliminate extra waste in the environment.